Super Blood Wolf Moon

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Super Blood Wolf Moon
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Released25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
Recorded2019
Genre Post-punk
Label Grit Over Glamour
Brix & the Extricated chronology
Breaking State
(2018)
Super Blood Wolf Moon
(2019)

Super Blood Wolf Moon is the third album by the post-punk group Brix & the Extricated, released on 25 October 2019 on Grit Over Glamour records. [1] The album was released on CD and digital formats.

Contents

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews, including from Louder Than War, who described it as "blissful classic guitar pop". [2] The website We Are Cult said it was "clearly Brix and the Extricated’s best album, and their darkest, and their deepest...". [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Brix & the Extricated / Brix Smith

  1. "Strange Times"
  2. "Hustler"
  3. "Wolves"
  4. "Waterman"
  5. "Dinosaur Girl"
  6. "Crash Landing"
  7. "Wintertyde"
  8. "Wasteland"
  9. "Tannis Root"
  10. "The God Stone"

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Brix and the Extricated – Super Blood Wolf Moon – Review" . Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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